Bara Bozeman
It's like a wonder drug." ~ Shaun Phoenix
"The rhythms that govern life can get out of balance; finding
a way to practice bringing that into a form that is in celebration with a community is very healing," states Heidi Lea.
Kelly Ann and Heidi found the inspiration to start Bara
Bozeman from Missoula's Djebe Bara, "which shares a
similar cooperative structure, and of course from Matthew
Marsolek of the Drum Brothers whose focus on the healing
aspect of drum circles is to be celebrated," says Kelly Ann.
Tamara McGinley, one of the co-founders of Djebe Bara
in Missoula, started the group to give the community an
opportunity to partake in West African drumming. Their
classes are donation-based to make it affordable for those
interested and are based on empowering the individual
through the freedom of movement and complex live
drumming that Tamara states, "is not like anything else
in the world. The movement is foreign to our western
bodies." However, without thinking too much and a little
patience while listening to the music, West African dance
challenges, inspires, and empowers its participants. Tamara
encourages others to forget their fears because they are
all in it for their own personal growth and the growth
of others in the group. Interested in letting the Djembe
drum and the traditional Dundun instrument bring out the
rhythm in your heart? Contact Kelly Ann Brown of Bara
Bozeman at 406-580-2789 or by email kellyannb68@gmail.
com or find them on Facebook.
To learn more about Djebe Bara, contact:
djebecommunity@gmail.com
Alyson Grinestaff, the reigning Miss
Rodeo Montana 2013, graduated from Montana
State University-Bozeman in May 2011 with her BA in
English Literature. A Montana girl to her core, Alyson
is most at home on the back of a horse and loves to
participate in things that promote the great state
of Montana. She spends her time writing, leading a
Women's Bible study in Bozeman called Riding for the Light, and traveling the state promoting the Professional sport of Rodeo and Montana's
western heritage and way of life.
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